新GRE词汇复习资料：umbrage

　　1) 不悦，生气： the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

　　resentful : umbrage

　　fractious : umbrage

　　Syn: dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, peeve, resentment

　　umbrage contentment, delight, gratification, happiness, pleasure

　　The candidate took umbrage at the remark of his opponent.

　　He would take umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect.

　　Even though the generals carefully qualified public statement could hardly be -------, some people took -------- it.

　　respected.. liberties with

　　inoffensive.. umbrage at

　　faulted.. exception to

　　credited.. potshots at .

　　dismissed.. interest in

　　答案：

　　take liberties with: v.1.狎昵,调戏 2.随意改变,歪曲

　　take umbrage at: v.对生气,不快,伤感情

　　take exception to: v.1.对反对,对表示异议 2.生气,不悦

　　take poshots at: v.对作任意零星的批评

　　fault: v.找的缺点,挑剔,指责

　　credit: v.相信,信任

　　尽管将军字斟句酌的公开演说几乎无可挑剔,但仍有一些人表示异议反对.